From mayhem to moguls, FAMILY PRYDE is the gripping, action adventure of escape and banishment from civilized Britain into the wild heyday of American expansionism. Through peril at sea, the horrors of Fenian terrorism and the craze of empire building, this epic struggle recounts the exploits of Edmond Pryde who, desperate and daring, forged a new empire by sheer force of will. This is the sweeping saga of a generation, from the crucible of the Hoxton slums to the heights of American industrial domination. There is revenge, the passion of the dispossessed, and the victorious but bittersweet homecoming of the vanquished. Throughout, this is the legacy of nation builders at their best. It is the vital quest that has made America great.